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– Mon, Nov 03, 2014: 2014 Sigma Delta Chi Awards: Nominations Open [SPJ Awards]
– Wed, Nov 05, 2014: High School Essay Contest: Nominations Open [SPJ Awards]
– Fri, Jan 23, 2015: 2014 Mark of Excellence Awards Submission Deadline [SPJ Awards]
– Fri, Feb 06, 2015: 2014 Sigma Delta Chi Awards Submission Deadline [SPJ Awards]
– Fri, Feb 13, 2015: New America Award Submission Deadline [SPJ Awards]
– Sat, Feb 28, 2015: High School Essay Contest Postmark Deadline [SPJ Awards]
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SPJ is committed to bringing you training and tools in all areas of journalism. In this daylong workshop, you'll get practical, skills-based professional development that will help you be a better journalist.
Our next installment of JournCamp will take place November 8 in Miami. Registration is open now, and you can find more details including scheduled sessions and speaker bios here.
It’s been three weeks since my last post, and a lot has happened in SPJ and the journalism world in that short time. Here are a few highlights. >Continue reading Highlights through Oct. 22
Founded in 1909, the Society of Professional Journalists is the nations most broad-based journalism organization, dedicated to encouraging the free practice of journalism and stimulating high standards of ethical behavior.
It also has a rich history, which you can explore in detail with this pair of interactive timelines compiled by SPJ member Jennifer Peebles.
Historic Moments: A timeline of SPJs development
SPJ Presidents: An interactive timeline
Chester C. Wells: His True Life Story
Guest blogger: Ricardo Torres If there’s one thing most freelancers need to know, if they don’t already know it, is that editors get thousands of emails a week. Even editors with the smallest audiences normally get several hundred messages a week. Getting noticed is always tough and sometimes writers need to get creative. When I started freelancing in 2011, I established a relationship with the Wisconsin Reporter, a political website funded the by Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity, by stealing a move from one of my idols, Hunter S. >Continue reading Look outside the box to establish relationships with editors
Ebola virus disease is a terrifying ailment. After transmission, symptoms start two to 21 days later. The often-deadly disease usually begins with a fever and progresses to more serious symptoms, such as internal and external bleeding. Even more terrifying, the disease is caused by a virus that’s invisible to the naked eye. As a health writer, I watched since early this year as reports of the current Ebola virus disease outbreak trickle out of West Africa. Fear and anxiety spread among Americans as it became clear that the disease would eventually reach the U.S. >Continue reading Ebola in America
The newest revision of the SPJ Code of Ethics approved at EIJ14 at 4:49 p.m. on September 6 is now available to download as a flyer, poster and two-sided bookmark.
Journalists traditionally think of enterprise as a long Sunday story in the newspaper or a special report for TV (particularly during sweeps). Increasingly, we need to think digital-first in our planning of enterprise stories: What are the right tools and the right time for telling your big stories? All reporters, editors, managers, news directors and everything in between will benefit from hearing how to shape thinking toward a digital-first approach.
Learn the ins and outs of better photography with this seven-part series. On Demand sessions are available to all SPJ members at any time and are included as part of your SPJ membership.
– Part 1: 5 Tips for Better Photos
– Part 2: Understanding Exposure
– Part 3: Understanding Color and White Balance
– Part 4: Focus Control
– Part 5: Your Cameras Metering System
– Part 6: Understanding Flash
– Part 7: Shutter Release Modes